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God’s Good and Perfect Gifts (5)
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:38 CSB As we round out our first week exploring God’s good and perfect gifts, I want us to take some time to…
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God’s Good and Perfect Gifts (3)
For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift – Ephesians 2:8 CSB “Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me.” I know it’s not a Christmas hymn, but as I prepared to write today’s devotion, I couldn’t stop humming “Amazing Grace”.…
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God’s Good and Perfect Gifts (2)
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 CSB Thank you for joining me on this month long exploration of God’s good and perfect gifts! In the launch post for this series, I shared that the inspiration for the…
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God’s Good and Perfect Gifts (1)
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 CSB Thanksgiving has passed, and, if your family is anything like mine, that means that you’re ramping up into full-on Christmas mode. Your calendar is full of concerts, services, and gatherings.…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Let the redeemed of the Lord proclaim, “Thank you Lord for Your many blessings!” Father God, may Your Sons and Daughters finish out the year as a people filled with thanksgiving. May Your redeemed be a people who focus mightily on Your healing love and grace-filled gifts in all times. God, You are good all…
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The Power of Story
Lately, the concept of storytelling has been on my mind. I recognized recently that my teaching style is storytelling and so is my writing style. When I look at educational data, I look for the story it tells. When I’m getting to know someone, I listen closely to their backstory because our stories define so…
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Thankful for Calvary
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree; so that, having died to sins, we might live for righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 1 Peter 2:24 CSB Earlier this week, I had the blessing of hearing a song titled “Calvary’s Enough” by Brooke Ligertwood. If you haven’t heard it, I encourage you to check…
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Adonai: Lord, Master
Sweet friends, this post is going to wrap up our series: Thankful for the Many Names of God! I hope this series has led you to a deeper understanding of Who God is and a greater reverence for His name. To close out, it seems most fitting to look at one final name: Adonai which…
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Yahweh Tsidkenu: The Lord Our Righteousness
The name “The Lord Our Righteousness” literally means that God has fulfilled all requirements of the law for us. What law is that? The law that He gave Moses to ensure the people would be able to stay in fellowship with Him. The law that started with 10 commandments and grew to hundreds because we…
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Yahweh Rohi: The Lord Our Shepherd
Post 13: Revisiting the Thankful for the Many Names of God series! Then he blessed Joseph and said, “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked faithfully, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, the Angel who has delivered me from all harm—may he bless these…
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